Peter Dickinson
English children's writer (1927–2015)
Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE FRSL (16 December 1927 – 16 December 2015) was an English author and poet. He was best known for children's books and detective stories.
Peter Dickinson | |
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| Born | Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson 16 December 1927 Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia |
| Died | 16 December 2015 (aged 88) Winchester, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College (1941–46) |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge (1948–51) |
| Period | 1968–2015 |
| Genre | Crime fiction, children's novels and picture books |
| Notable works | |
| Notable awards | Horn Book Award 1977 Guardian Prize 1977 Carnegie Medal 1979, 1980 Phoenix Award 2001, 2008 |
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| Children | 4 |
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Dickinson won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for both Tulku (1979) and City of Gold (1980), each being called as the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject. Through 2012 he is one of seven writers to win two Carnegies; no one has won three.
For his contributions as a children's writer Dickinson was a finalist for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2000.
Dickinson died on his birthday in Winchester, Hampshire, England from an illness, aged 88.[1][2]
References
change- ↑ "Children's author Peter Dickinson dies". 17 December 2015 – via www.bbc.com.
- ↑ "Days in the Life* With Footnotes*". robinmckinley.com.
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